The holiday, which started as a day for unmarried Chinese to buy gifts for themselves, has become the biggest single shopping event in the world. Consumers bought a record $25.3 billion in merchandise during last year's Singles Day — surpassing the $19.62 billion spent between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday in 2017. [Read More]

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is claiming that the Justice Department (DOJ) is denying Senate Democrats meetings with William Barr, President Trump's nominee for attorney general. Blumenthal in a statement on Wednesday called Barr's "refusal" to meet with Democrats "unprecedented and unacceptable." "William Barr's refusal to meet with Democratic Senators on the Judiciary Com... [Read More]

Marcus Morris had 22 points and eight rebounds, Jayson Tatum had 20 points and the Boston Celtics routed the Indiana Pacers 135-108. Kyrie Irving had 12 points before sitting out the fourth quarter, and the Celtics put together their highest scoring game this season to get their fourth straight win. ... [Read More]

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